Who among us doesn’t like to watch TV series or movies while cooking something in the kitchen or eating? The phone is not a laptop; it will lie flat on the table. It is, to put it mildly, uncomfortable to look at something like that. You can buy a special stand to secure your phone in a vertical position, or you can make it yourself from scrap materials. For example, these could be ordinary office clips.
How to make your own phone stand from paper clips
There are several ways to make a stand from clamps. Let's talk about simple and more complex ones.
Method with two clamps of different sizes
What you will need to make: one large clamp and a second smaller one - medium or small size. Nothing more is needed.
Buy two clamps of different sizes
You only need to connect these two office tools in a certain way:
Method with two clamps of the same size
Clamps can be same size. Then you just need to connect them differently: bend the handles of one clamp in the same way and connect them, but place them in the other clamp, not them, but the base of the clamp itself. Place the phone between the handles of the attached binder.
The stand can be made from two clamps of the same size
Another method using clamps of the same size. We will additionally need a sheet of paper in it. Its width will be equal to the width of the clips, and its length will be the height of your phone. Simply clamp the edges of the paper with clamps on both sides. The lower handles of the binders will be the base of the stand, and the upper ones will be the holders. Place your phone between the top handles.
Attach two clips to a piece of paper
One clamp method
If you only have one clamp, you can still make a stand out of it. The advantage of this option is that you can attach this stand to any object that will “take” the clip.
Additionally, you also need insulation from the wires (for the previous methods it can also be used). This is optional, but it is advisable to ensure that the paperclip does not scratch the phone. You also need a small piece of fabric and an elastic band (any kind, maybe a small one for hair or several stationery ones).
Insulation from the cable is needed to soften the landing of the phone on the stand
So, let's start assembling the stand:
- Carefully remove the handles from the base of the clamp and bend their upper round parts inward using pliers (use a piece of fabric so as not to scratch the handles of the clamp). These folds will help securely secure the phone to the stand.
Remove the handles from the clamp
- We put the insulation on the handles, and insert the handles themselves back into the base of the clamp.
Insert the wire into the insulation
- If desired, we put the insulation (already cut) on the lower edges of the clamp base.
A mobile phone is a thing that should always be at hand. In the century information technologies It's hard to argue with that. Sitting behind the wheel, cooking in the kitchen, doing needlework or other things when your hands are not free, a homemade and original phone stand will be a necessary accessory.
Introduce modern man It’s simply impossible without a smartphone or telephone.
By material
To know how to do convenient stand for a phone, let’s find out what material is used to make it.
Often, an owner who wants to always have a phone at hand wants to position it in a convenient way.
- Metal. The metal accessory will be durable and will last for a long time. The cost of such a thing will be higher in comparison with others made from more affordable material.
- Tree. Popular and available material. Bamboo and ash are a common type of wood that is used to make holders.
- Ceramics. These holders look elegant, but, unfortunately, are very fragile. Masters who work with this material make coasters in the shape of animals, shoes, hearts, and geometric shapes.
- Textile. More children's version when the phone is placed on a small, specially sewn pad or soft toy. You can make this type of phone stand with your own hands.
- Plastic. Universal material, which allows you to choose the color and shape.
- Paper. You can very easily make a phone stand out of paper with your own hands. This is a practical, lightweight option when there is no alternative at hand.
Modern smartphones have learned to do many different things, successfully replacing our watches, voice recorders, navigators, players, and even mobile cinemas.
By style
Note! When choosing a stand style, consider not only your individual preferences, but also the design features of the room in which it will stand.
Before you order or create your own phone stand, decide on the style.
- Vintage. An option made in the form of an antique item made of wood, metal, leather or ceramics, with a structure for fixing the gadget.
- Minimalism. Plastic and paper are the main materials of this style. An excellent choice for those who are not interested in unnecessary details.
- Classic. Option for conservatives. Mainly the manufacture of holders in this style is made of wood and metal.
- High tech. Modern style, no additional decorative elements. The material used is plastic.
The stand is useful and convenient thing at home.
By purpose
On the table.
The main thing is the strength of the structure.
- Adhesive based. Products are in the form of a circle, one side is glued to the phone, simulating a support, which makes it possible to place the phone at an angle of 45 degrees.
- On a stand. Fixes any size device. It consists of a bottom plate that is installed on the table and a clamp in which the gadget is placed.
Universal.
If you are a creative person, then you will find the makings of a phone stand in any object.
- There is an option when the bottom side of the holder has a mount that can be attached to a table or any other surface. The base of such a device is usually flexible and rotates 360 degrees.
- The second popular option: in the form of a flexible tripod, which can take absolutely any shape. This type can be used: while walking, in bed, while washing dishes, in the car - absolutely in any convenient place.
A desktop phone stand for the home should not only be comfortable, but also durable, stylish and fit well into the interior of your home.
In the car.
It is very convenient to purchase a magnetic holder for your car.
Installation principle: one side is attached to the device using a magnet, and the other to any accessible place in the car.
Phone stand made from unusual and scrap materials
Stationery binders
The device is quite durable and can hold the phone.
If you suddenly need to fix your phone in a vertical position in the office: here's how to quickly make a phone stand using improvised materials with your own hands. The binder consists of two parts, a colored clip made of plastic or metal and a steel-colored paper clip. We take two binders and fasten them together. We push one paper clip towards the phone.
We use pencils
Try making a phone stand out of pencils.
Materials needed: 6 pencils and four erasers. We assemble a three-dimensional triangle: a tetrahedron. We fasten the ends of two pencils together and insert the third between them.
Important! To build a structure, you need to take pencils with rubber bands at the ends to avoid unnecessary slipping.
Bottle models
To make a model from bottles, prepare the material: any bottle of cleaning product, dishwashing detergent or shampoo, scissors.
Bottom line: the work should resemble a pocket.
Important! The size of the bottle should be at least twice the length of the phone.
Cut off the neck of the bottle and the front wall to the middle. This stand will be useful for use while charging. To do this, make a hole in the upper rear part of the container for the charger. Fold the phone inward, and insert the charger first into the hole, then into the socket.
This model can be painted or decorated with paper or fabric.
Paper clips
The option with a paper clip will require minimum costs and time.
The paper clip must be straightened into a straight line. We bend both edges of the paper clip upward, retreating 1 cm. Then we retreat 4 cm on both sides, this part of the structure should fit snugly to the table, like a support. The next step is to bend the paperclip in the middle upwards so that the previous bent parts remain straight, perpendicular to the table.
From a credit card
Place the resulting zigzag on the table, the work is ready.
Place the old, unnecessary credit card in front of you in a vertical position. Step back 1 cm from the edge and bend the edge towards you. Divide the rest in half, bend it, but in the opposite direction.
From Lego
Take a wide plate - the basis of a children's construction set.
It is necessary to attach several bricks from the designer to the plate to support the back panel of the phone; the angle at which it will be fixed will depend on the height of the wall. To fix the device on the sides, take a few more identical bricks and secure them to the base.
From the cassette case
In the pocket where the cassette was once stored, we insert mobile device.
If you have an old cassette box at home, it’s very easy to create a holding structure: open it as far back as possible so that the part with the cassette pocket remains in front, and the top cover of the cassette box is placed on the table.
DIY phone stand made of paper and cardboard
Attention! Before you make an origami phone stand with your own hands from paper, find and prepare the patterns you like.
You can make a small phone stand with your own hands from the simplest materials.
- Folding cardboard stand. You can make a phone stand from thick cardboard. Take a sheet of cardboard and cut out a shape: 10 by 20 cm. Fold it in half. Step back 2 cm from the fold and cut the cardboard with scissors at an angle of 45 degrees, not reaching the edge 2.5 cm. Then change the angle at which you cut, it should be perpendicular to the bottom edge, in this position cut another 1.5 cm, lower the corner of the scissors 45 degrees and cut 1.5 cm down, and then again perpendicular to the bottom edge, all the way to the end.
Homemade smartphone stand made of cardboard.
- Cardboard triangle. Before you do simple stand for a phone made of cardboard, prepare the materials: a strip of cardboard, push pins, glue or tape. Take a strip of cardboard and fold it into a triangle. Secure the edges with glue, tape or buttons.
In 5 seconds you can make a strong and sturdy stand for your phone.
- From the sleeve. An excellent DIY phone stand made of cardboard will come out of the remaining paper towel roll. The wide sleeve must be cut in half. In the resulting part, cut a horizontal hole where the phone will be placed. You need to make legs from the buttons so that the stand can be placed on the table.
Here's how to quickly and easily make a functional phone stand with your own hands from cardboard.
- Origami. A regular A4 sheet will make a good paper phone stand. There are several schemes by which you can create an excellent support for the device. Knowing how to make a paper phone stand, you can always fold it in a few minutes and use it with pleasure.
Phone stand made of paper using origami technique.
DIY wooden phone stand
Let's take it wooden beam and make a blank out of it, leveling and processing the edges. We attach the gadget and cut it to size. The corners must be rounded and sanded. Having made markings for the grooves, we cut them out. Take a chisel and thoroughly clean the cut grooves. Sand the work again before applying oil.
The homemade and original stand is ready.
DIY wire phone stand
Using ordinary wire, twisting the most different ways Using the diagrams, you can create an original mobile phone holder. The main thing is that the weight of the device is evenly distributed on the homemade holder.
The advantage of this DIY phone stand is that you can place your phone on it either horizontally or vertically.
Everyone knows why and when a phone stand is needed, knowing quick ways created from improvised means, you can always comfortably watch a movie or do household chores and communicate with friends via video conference.
This stand can also be used as a holder for tablets and e-books.
VIDEO: How to make a phone stand.
50 options for original phone stands:
The mobile phone has become an invariable attribute of the modern person. And on the road, and at home, and on the desktop useful gadget they assign the main place, otherwise “suddenly someone will call, but I won’t hear/see.” To conveniently place a cell phone on a table, stands were invented. You can buy them in the store, or you can make them yourself from scrap materials. Even the most useless at first glance “unnecessary garbage”, like cardboard packaging for dairy products or a long-used CD cover, can be useful in your work.
Cardboard stand
The first option is to make a mobile stand out of cardboard. This does not have to be a solid piece of material; you can take a used small-volume milk carton (0.5 ml). There is no need to glue anything: you only need scissors.
The box must be thoroughly washed, crumpled and the bottom cut off. Then cut it along the folds.
The work will require a central part in the shape of two rectangles. There is a fold between them. It needs to be cut and folded outside inward, pressing the bend with one hand.
Starting from the opposite end, from the bottom, you need to cut out a shape that resembles the letter “T”. It is narrowed at the top, but has a beveled corner.
When the figure is unfolded, the bottom edges become where the phone sits. It rests on the central edge. The budget stand is ready!
CD cover stand
Surely everyone has a couple of DVDs lying around their house. One of the unnecessary covers can be turned into a stand for your mobile phone.
To do this, the cover must be cut in half. Then cut off all the holes and rivets so that only a smooth rectangle with two curved corners at the ends remains.
The plate must be clamped with tweezers or pliers and placed in boiling water. This will make the plastic soft and pliable.
Holding the plate with pliers or any other tool, it must be bent so that one of the corner ends does not reach the other slightly. 2-3 cm is enough; the phone will be located in this space. One of the corners is glued to the surface. The result is an interesting and light stand. The device can be placed on it both vertically and horizontally!
Paper clip stand
Mobile phone stand made from paper clips – interesting thing, which can be done in 2 minutes. To do this, you need a large, massive paper clip, which you just need to straighten correctly!
To begin, the wire is completely straightened into a line. Then you need to pinch it and bend it again:
- Bend in the shape of a tick - U.
- Bend both ends at an angle of 90 ° C, starting approximately in the middle.
- Bend the ends of each end slightly.
Thus, an ordinary paper clip turned into a laconic stand. The phone lies horizontally on it.
Stand made from toilet paper roll
As good as a sleeve from a used roll toilet paper, enough in every home! Don’t rush to throw away the cardboard form – it can be turned into a mobile phone stand in a matter of minutes.
All that is required is to correctly cut part of the sleeve at an angle. There should be a small piece of cardboard left in front to create a stop. Such a stand will not be able to accommodate a phone that is too tall, but standard size“fits” perfectly.
If desired, the stand can be decorated: painted, wrapped in fabric or covered with paper for gifts. And no one will believe that it was once part of a toilet roll.
all the work step by step
Conclusion:
When working with familiar things, it is important to give free rein to your imagination: try it on, think, experiment. Then stands for mobile phones will appear in the house regularly - and always different and interesting!
Having cute, cozy touches in your home helps create a warm atmosphere. Making something interesting and useful at the same time is not so difficult. Today, almost everyone has a mobile phone. When we return home, we most often put it on the table. It happens that we don’t notice and throw papers or other things on top, and sometimes we even lose them on the desktop. A DIY phone stand solves two problems at once: you will forever be able to allocate a place for your phone and develop the design yourself.
How to make a phone stand?
Surely you have at least one at home cardboard box. From such waste material you can create something unique. We suggest making a phone stand from paper and an old box.
- To work, you need to prepare office glue, a pencil with a ruler, and a knife.
- Before you make a phone stand, you need to prepare the cardboard. Cut rectangles measuring 10x20cm. We will need 9 such blanks.
- Now you need to glue them together in threes.
- On two of them we draw such a detail. This will be the side of the DIY phone stand.
- Cut it out. In order for everything to be beautiful and the structure not to lose stability, you need to put the sidewalls one on top of the other and check how similar they are.
- Let's take it stationery knife and cut a hole in the shape of a rectangle.
- Next, you need to make the base for the phone stand with your own hands. We measure the width of the phone and cut out a stand to fit the size of the third piece. The width of the phone is the length of our rectangle. The width of the rectangle should be such that it can fit into the grooves on the sides.
- We assemble the structure. You will also need a small circle made of cardboard, its diameter is slightly less than the distance between the sides. (photo 8)
- All blanks must be covered with paper. This could be a newspaper clipping or scrapbooking paper.
- To make the back, take two pencils or something similar. We make holes in the sides and insert them there. We put our cardboard circle on the axle.
- Your DIY mobile phone stand is ready!
Another DIY phone stand option
You can make a simpler version of this stand from cardboard.
Mobile communication devices are found in every home; they have become almost indispensable for modern people and perform many functions. Therefore, quite often they need to be kept not in your pocket, but on the desktop, so a stand for a smartphone necessary thing for each. There are many ways to make a phone stand, but one of the most best options This is, of course, wood, since, despite its hardness, it will not scratch the smartphone and will look good both in the office and on the table at home.
Most easy way How to make a phone stand with your own hands from wood is just to make it from an ordinary plank. The design of such a product is as simple as possible - a groove of the required width is made in the board and the stand is already ready. Since the board has a large plane, after you put your mobile phone in the slot, it will stand firmly and securely on the table.
The most important thing in this wooden phone stand is the base area that will be in contact with the table; it must be large enough to cope with the functional load. As a basis, such homemade stand for a telephone can be made of any wood and can be given any shape. But the manufacturing process itself is limited to the fact that a groove is simply made in the board using a router. The groove can be made flat or sloped, depending on the angle at which the device should be positioned.
When you make your own smartphone stand, it is important to sand it well, especially in the groove area where the mobile will sit. After all, if there are irregularities, you can scratch the glass, and this will ruin appearance your gadget.
Complex design
If you want your mobile device to always be in sight, not get lost in documents, and at the same time your desk looks beautiful and solid, then the stand should be appropriate. To do this, you can make it not just from a plank, but from several parts. Don’t worry, you don’t need a lot of tools or material for this either. The most important thing is not to rush and carefully think through the design that your homemade product will have.
A good do-it-yourself smartphone stand, which is suitable not only for any phone, but also for a tablet, and at the same time will be as stable as possible, can be made from two small planks.
The design of such a stand is as simple as possible; you take two identical wooden blanks rectangular shape. On one side, approximately a quarter from the edge, a slot is made to the middle of the board. It is important that the slot does not go at a right angle, but obliquely, so that the stand is more stable and has the correct slope of the plane that will support the phone. On both workpieces, a slot is made up to half the width of the workpiece.
For someone just starting to work, it may be difficult to choose correct angle for the slot. But this is not difficult to do, just attach two parts to one another at the planned angle and simply make marks on the side at the end. Well, in addition, to prevent the phone from slipping, you need to make a groove on a horizontal board, or glue a small strip that will be a stopper.
After all the slots are ready, you just need to sand the stand well so that the bumps don’t scratch the phone’s body, and cover it with tinting or just varnish.
There are many ways to make a phone stand of this design; for example, you can make the vertical part of the stand shaped, which will significantly improve its appearance. The forms can be the most variety of hand, leaf, animals and in general anything you can think of, since a tree can be given almost any shape.
How to choose a stand design
There are quite a few ways to make a smartphone stand, but wooden options are not only durable, but also beautiful view. In addition, they look much more noble than other materials, since a properly selected wooden accessory will decorate any design, regardless of its style.
Therefore, so that your stand for mobile phone made by yourself was beautiful and original, try to choose the right design, size and color. Of course, you should not forget about such parameters as functionality and stability, since if a cell phone falls, it may simply be damaged.
You can do the most various accessories for the phone at home and for this you do not need to have a special tool. In most cases, with due diligence and patience, you can get by with a simple hacksaw, chisel, sandpaper and a piece of plywood. Then just glue your sample from small parts and at home this will also be easy.
Don’t be afraid to experiment and imagine so that the stand you make is unique and not like everyone else’s. After all mass production it is organized in such a way that anyone can afford to buy beautiful and seemingly varied things. But truly bright individuals prefer unique things in a single copy. Such things are not sold in stores; you can only order them or make them yourself. The second option is much better, not only in terms of savings, but also in terms of expressing individuality.
Even if you do not have experience in making any crafts from wood, do not be upset, as there is nothing complicated about it. It is enough to plan everything carefully, calculate what tools and materials will be needed, and only then begin the work itself. If something doesn’t work out for you, you can try again, rarely does anyone succeed in doing everything correctly the first time, everyone learns and everyone makes mistakes. But this is the only way to gain experience and learn to do everything right.
